Kashmir looks ahead at a winter of discontent
Published Dec 28, 2020, 4:56 am IST
Updated Dec 28, 2020, 4:56 am IST
Force has never worked in Kashmir, nor has our muscular policy since the abrogation of Article 370
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James Baldwin once wrote: “It comes as a great shock to discover that the country which is your birthplace and to which you owe your life and identity has not in its whole system of reality evolved any place for you.” Such is the plight the Kashmiri considers himself in. Kashmir has been frozen for some time and desperately needs thawing. Chillai Kalan, the harshest part of winter, has just begun, but Kashmir has been freezing since late November. An old friend who called from Srinagar a month ago said Kashmir was frozen not only on the ground but emotionally as well. Kashmiris, he said, were in deep contemplation but no one knew, or no one could tell, what they were thinking. Sounding defeated, he said Kashmir may now remain in perpetual winter b
Kashmir looks ahead at a winter of discontent
Published : Dec 28, 2020, 4:55 am IST
Updated : Dec 28, 2020, 4:55 am IST
Force has never worked in Kashmir, nor has our muscular policy since the abrogation of Article 370
News
James Baldwin once wrote: “It comes as a great shock to discover that the country which is your birthplace and to which you owe your life and identity has not in its whole system of reality evolved any place for you.” Such is the plight the Kashmiri considers himself in. Kashmir has been frozen for some time and desperately needs thawing. Chillai Kalan, the harshest part of winter, has just begun, but Kashmir has been freezing since late November. An old friend who called from Srinagar a month ago said Kashmir was frozen not only on the ground but emotionally as well. Kashmiris, he said, were in deep contemplation but no one knew, or no one could tell, what they were thinking. Sounding defeated, he said Kashmir may now remain in perpetual wi
Let Wither Jammu Bloom
Prof Suresh Chander Map of Jammu Division J ammu’s neglect has been recognised ever since the power in the State of Jammu and Kashmir exchanged hands in 1947 from Maharaja Hari Singh to the National Conference headed by Sheikh Mohd. Abdullah. The Jammu’s voice at that time was represented by Praja Parishad. It launched an agitation ‘Ek Vidhan, Ek Nishan, Ek Pradhan’ in early 50s. Perhaps the leadership of Praja Parishad thought that once their demand of ‘Ek Vidhan, Ek Nishan, Ek Pradhan’ is met then all regions and its people will be treated equally under the constitution of India. Unfortunately the agitation did not have a logical end in spite of supreme sacrifice of Dr Shyama Prasad Mookerjee in this cause. This perhaps was due to weak opposition and the general ignorance about Jammu in the rest of the country at that time. In public perception and in political discourse the State of Jammu and Kashmir meant the valley and valley alone. On ma